The Latest from Keith Schneider

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  In the shadow of a reclaimed mine, this Kentucky center is retraining coal workers for high-tech manufacturing

  The eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute is a success story for federal efforts to revitalize coal communities, but it also highlights the challenges of seeding a 21st-century local economy.

  By Keith Schneider  .  8 June 2021

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  Chattanooga looks to extend electric bus range with wireless charging

  The city is among the first to install inductive charging stations to power an electric bus fleet.

  By Keith Schneider  .  17 July 2019

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  Can this online startup change how companies buy renewable power?

  A Seattle tech company has created an online marketplace to connect renewable buyers and sellers.

  By Keith Schneider  .  1 April 2019

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  Shale gas boom slows progress on renewables in PJM grid territory

  Wind and solar generation on the nation’s largest regional electric grid lags other parts of the country.

  By Keith Schneider  .  5 March 2019

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  What comes after coal for the Tennessee Valley Authority?

  A draft operating plan released Friday calls for a shift to natural gas and distributed generation.

  By Keith Schneider  .  19 February 2019

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  At a crossroads, Ohio River agency weighs dueling proposals on role

  An industry-backed effort aims to end ORSANCO’s role in setting and enforcing pollution standards.

  By Keith Schneider  .  4 February 2019

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  A Kentucky city transitions from coal, minus the doom and gloom

  While bittersweet for some, a prospering Kentucky city prepares to phase out its coal-burning power plant.

  By Keith Schneider  .  22 January 2019

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  Despite Trump promises, uncertainty reigns in Ohio communities near coal plants

  A plan by the Trump administration to rescue uneconomic coal plants has done little to ease the pall of anxiety hanging over two Ohio River counties.

  By Keith Schneider  .  11 October 2017

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  Illinois engineer's invention expected to be game changer for grid

  A new control device that helps better manage the way electricity from sources like wind and solar interacts with the grid is described by some as a major leap forward.

  By Keith Schneider  .  13 September 2017